SPUG: assigning to $0; different Linuces

[Ben Reser]

On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 07:10:39PM -0700, David Dyck wrote:
> I agree with Ben.

Looks like I was wrong...

> $ cmdline aaa bbb
>  before:
> cmdline=/usr/local/bin/perl\0-w\0/usr0/dcd/bin/cmdline\0aaa\0bbb\0
> stat=cmdline
>  after:
> cmdline=foo
> stat=cmdline

On Mandrake Linux 9.1/ppc.  

[breser at titanium breser]$ perl cmdline aaaa bbbb
 before:
cmdline=perl\0cmdline\0aaaa\0bbbb\0
stat=perl
 after:
cmdline=perl\0cmdline\0aaaa\0bbbb\0
stat=perl

Perhaps, there is a kernel component to this..


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